PREVIEW - Why Television PART 2 w/ Ryan Engley

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Ryan Engley about the aesthetics and history of television.

Alright, Tim is stuck in the freezer again and we have TWO NEW EPISODES with good friend of the show and one half of the Why Theory Podcast with Todd McGowan, RYAN ENGLEY. Head over to PATREON to support the show and get access to all our other interviews, short sessions, and more! We’re talking canned laughter, the history of television and the aesthetics of television, memory, and forgetting. LISTEN TO EPISODE ONE HERE! LISTEN TO EPISODE TWO...HERE! Up next we have a series of episodes for Žižek’s forthcoming book QUANTUM HISTORY! See you in Paris, Ž&…

People in this episode

Host: Tim

Guest: Ryan Engley

Topics covered

• television
• canned laughter
• history of television
• aesthetics of television
• memory
• forgetting

Keywords

• television
• canned laughter
• memory
• forgetting
• aesthetics
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Why Theory Podcast, QUANTUM HISTORY

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